Chapter 40: A Second Choice

POV ALFRED

"Old dad!" I call.

It is not my will to pester you on a day like this, but also, it is not my fault if "the truthies" chose a single day to say hello to everyone.

Most have returned to their homes to rest or stay alert for the new orders.

The sky is already clearing after the prayers have been said, as is the cleanliness of the streets that smelled of stinking blood.

In the hut, the old father is sitting in the center, meditating and proposing peace to solitude. I can't think how hard it is to do this. If I, who spent half a day of happiness with Akira Selena, a woman full of flaws, could not accept living peacefully with longing, imagine him who spent many years by the side of his old mother, a wise woman, even if omitted if Aucaman is right about his suspicion.

"I was waiting for you" He opens his eyes and I envy his serenity after losing his wife to an arrow.

"Aucaman, he said he heard..." I would not state without giving him a chance to defend.

"That there is a second